Stiles asks Auditor General to investigate Ford’s Greenbelt carve-up
QUEEN’S PARK — Marit Stiles, NDP MPP for Davenport, has written to the Auditor General to ask for an investigation into how much property owners stand to benefit from Doug Ford’s scheme to remove t...
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NDP Housing Critic calls for provincial plan to address homelessness crisis
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell is calling on Doug Ford to create an urgent and concrete plan to address the homelessness crisis in Toronto.
“Everyone deserves a safe and dec...
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Ford Conservatives confirm intent to privatize health care by voting down NDP bill to ban unfair fees
"By rejecting my proposal to crack down on the predatory practice of charging for OHIP-covered services and tacking on extra fees, Doug Ford’s Conservatives have confirmed they won’t back off thei...
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Vaugeois calls for action to stop gas price gouging that leaves Northerners paying more
“Gas prices remain far higher in Northern Ontario than in the South. In the Northwest, the average cost of gas was 30 cents more per litre than in the Greater Toronto Area. Even in the North, the ...
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NDP bill to ensure justice for road users who are killed or seriously injured passes second reading vote
QUEEN’S PARK— Steeper penalties for people who break road laws — and kill or seriously injure someone as a result — are one step closer to becoming law after a private member’s bill brought forward...
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NDP bill to protect apartment residents during power outages
Local MPP proposes requiring in-building emergency backup generators for essentials
OTTAWA – Chandra Pasma, MPP for Ottawa West--Nepean, has introduced a bill to require backup generators in apartm...
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NDP MPPs urge government to restore rent control as housing crisis worsens
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) and the MPP for Parkdale—High Park, Bhutila Karpoche, are urging the Ford government to pass their bill to restore rent control ...
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MPP Gretzky calls for action to help residents forced to shelter in buses due to lack of heat
WINDSOR – Lisa Gretzky, NDP MPP for Windsor West, released the following statement in response to news that residents of a heatless apartment building are being evacuated into buses and emergency s...
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“Kids shouldn’t have to wait”: NDP to Jones amid cancelled surgeries at London’s Children’s Hospital
QUEEN’S PARK – Peggy Sattler, NDP MPP for London West, released the following statement in response to cancelled surgeries at London’s Children Hospital:
“Can you imagine what it must be like to be...
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Doug Ford has spent weeks disrespecting democracy
QUEEN’S PARK — As MPPs debate the government’s Bill 39, legislation that would give Doug Ford permission to bulldoze local decision-making and handpick the heads of regional councils, Ontario NDP I...
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